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view all areas »Mesa County trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared thousands of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Skiing, Nordic Skiing and Observed Trials. Popular destinations include Grand Junction, Fruita and Cedaredge.
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- Mountain Bike
518 trails
- E-Bike
202 trails
- Horse
121 trails
- Hike
595 trails
- Trail Running
586 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
115 trails
- Observed Trials
8 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
84 trails
- Downhill Ski
54 trails
- Nordic Ski
29 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 696
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 518
- Trails E-Bike
- 202
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 162
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 116
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 53
- Trails Horse
- 121
- Trails Hike
- 595
- Trails Trail Running
- 586
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 115
- Trails Observed Trials
- 8
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 84
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 54
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 29
- Total Distance
- 1,316 miles
- Total Descent
- 193,767 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,839 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,179 ft
- Reports
- 4,016
- Photos
- 1,483
- Completed Counter
- 265,049
Articles
Why Moab Is Even Better Than You’ve Heard
Sep 10, 2025 from outsideonline.com
Visiting Moab is an adventurer’s rite of passage. Here’s how to make the most of a trip to Utah’s adventure wonderland
Video: Attempting the Kokopelli & White Rim Trails in A Single 310 Mile Ride with 25,000 Feet of Climbing
Oct 22, 2024 from pinkbike.com
310 miles, 25,000 feet of climbing, one ride, what could go wrong... Ryan Standish takes on two iconic trails.
Race Report & Video: REV Enduro Series Final at Powderhorn
Sep 18, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Good times and great racing at the Colorado Western Slope's Powderhorn Mountain Resort.
Colorado's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 20, 2021 from pinkbike.com
Colorado is the eighth most expansive of the 50 states by area and is home to 53 different mountain peaks in excess of 14,000 feet above sea level.
Sub Regions
- Cedaredge (58)
- Flowing Park (28)
- Grand Mesa West (14)
- Kannah Creek Basin (5)
- Powderhorn Mountain Resort (11)
- De Beque (2)
- Fruita (170)
- Grand Junction (213)
- Colorado State Park (11)
- Gunnison River Bluffs (5)
- Lunch Loops (65)
- Redlands (48)
- Third Flats (29)
- Turkey Flats (13)
- Uncompaghre West (26)
- Loma (46)
- Kokopelli Loops (46)
- Palisade (29)
- Grand Mesa East (9)
Popular Mesa County Mountain Biking Trails
• 90 ★ 4.6 • 4 miles • 482 ft • 6,090 •
This trail is a must for riding at the trails. The descent from Mary’s is typically hike-a-bike, or a super-challenge for you downhill junkies. Drop down onto the single track and experience fast-flowy riding with several tricky...
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 21 ft • 6,044 •
AKA: Pumps, Bumps and Rollers Lots of little jumps, some doubles, and some tabletops. Banked and bermed turns. Downhill only. A good intermediate trail where everything can be rolled without issue.
• 85 ★ 3.8 • 344 ft • 0 ft • 5,350 •
The Horsetheif drop is a classic terror ride, if you choose to ride it- most don't. It's a rigorous dive from the canyon rim down to the bench, with 2-4 ft vertical drops. Is it worth the hike down to ride the bench trail? Unequivocally...
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 1 mile • 29 ft • 5,243 •
Classic ridge trail. Super fun and flowy trail that has some narrow sections of ridge riding, some blind rollers, moderate technical areas, swoop turns. There are some small jumps, but no mandatory gaps. Watch your speed though, as some...
• 95 ★ 3.0 • 1,201 ft • 31 ft • 5,196 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb green. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 1 mile • 0 ft • 4,569 •
Designed by Dave Grossman and built by Singletrack Trails, is one of the favorites among the more advanced locals; it’s got it’s fair share of jumps, gaps, and a large rock garden that typically requires quite a bit of momentum to...
• 95 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 136 ft • 4,392 •
This is one of the iconic trails at . Endless undulating singletrack that takes you along the tops of little hills. Some up flow, but mostly fast and down, gotta hit this when here.
Mesa County Mountain Bike Routes
Kokopelli (More Singletrack Route) Featured
★ 3.4 • 138 miles • 15,334 ft • 8 • Point to Point •
The Trail is a classic route from the Trail system in Fruita Colorado to the famous Porcupine Rim in Moab...
★ 3.7 • 18 miles • 2,188 ft • 8 • Loop •
This is the route you take if you want to hit all the great downhill runs with minimal effort up. Starts...
★ 3.7 • 31 miles • 1,622 ft • 4 • Shuttled •
The provides ~32 mi of trail atop the Grand Mesa and along its stunning west flank as it traverses and...
★ 3.5 • 8 miles • 765 ft • 3 • Loop •
All 3 Zip Trails in the standard loop from the trail head. Starts with a mellow desert climb through...
★ 3.7 • 22 miles • 2,714 ft • 7 • Loop •
The trail network has a little bit of everything from slow tech to fast flow and now thanks to the...
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 617 ft • 4 •
Joe's is a classic ridge trail. Super fun and flowy with small optional jumps, gaps and table tops along...
Photos of Mesa County Mountain Bike
Videos of Mesa County Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Andys Loop Lunch Loops | Aug 23, 2026 @ 9:14am (America/Vancouver) Aug 23, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | s7WN1E | ||
| Crag Crest Flowing Park | Aug 5, 2026 @ 12:18pm (America/Denver) Aug 5, 2026 | Ideal | lakeruro | ||
| Zippity Do Dah 18 Road | Jul 22, 2026 @ 12:25pm (America/Denver) Jul 22, 2026 | Very Dry | Jasonc0aeRl | ||
| Chutes and Ladders 18 Road | Jun 9, 2026 @ 1:43pm (America/Denver) Jun 9, 2026 | Very Dry | BrianPp8Xhs | ||
| Curts Lane Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead | ||
| Curt's Down Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead | ||
| Curts Lane (S) Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead | ||
| Ali Alley Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead | ||
| Ali Ali Loop Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead | ||
| Clunker Lunch Loops | Jun 6, 2026 @ 6:27am (America/Denver) Jun 6, 2026 | Ideal | Mechead |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfaxbiker | wishlist | route | activity #102701002 and 1 more | Aug 30, 2026 @ 11:32am 16 hours |
| paddler77 | vote | route | activity #102683563 | Aug 30, 2026 @ 8:41am 19 hours |
| donpottermtb | add | video | activity #102598995 and 2 more | Aug 29, 2026 @ 9:32am 2 days |
| singletracksnail | ridden | trail | activity #102561342 and 3 more | Aug 28, 2026 @ 9:55pm 2 days |
| Starv | ridden | trail | activity #102526684 | Aug 28, 2026 @ 10:37am 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | Maybe by you. It is a great, strenuous climb.... | Aug 3, 2026 @ 5:53pm Aug 3, 2026 | ||
| trail | This is actually ridden as a downhill going... | Aug 3, 2026 @ 4:09pm Aug 3, 2026 | ||
| trail | Great XC trail with some technical rocks and... | Jul 20, 2026 @ 6:19pm Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| trail | Very fun and fast trail. Some tricky rock... | Jul 20, 2026 @ 6:18pm Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| trail | I rode up this - it is very challenging... | Jul 20, 2026 @ 6:17pm Jul 20, 2026 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Powderhorn Mountain Resort | bike park | Cedaredge | |
| Fruita Jump Park | skill park | Fruita | |
| Lunch Loops Jump Park | skill park | Grand Junction | |
| 27 1/4 Motorcoss Track | skill park | Grand Junction | |
| Dos Rios Bike Park | skill park | Grand Junction |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 518 | 1,072 miles | 139,393 ft | 474 miles | 6,453 ft | 1,357 | 3,994 | 98 | 160,069 | |||
| E-Bike | 202 | 683 miles | 77,920 ft | 301 miles | 6,201 ft | 33 | 3,441 | 12 | 5,819 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 162 | 504 miles | 43,402 ft | 202 miles | 6,362 ft | 241 | 4 | 795 | ||||
| Adaptive Bike | 116 | 344 miles | 28,035 ft | 125 miles | 6,230 ft | 2 | 649 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 53 | 174 miles | 17,369 ft | 72 miles | 6,322 ft | 337 | 12 | |||||
| Horse | 121 | 417 miles | 56,161 ft | 190 miles | 6,391 ft | 750 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| Hike | 595 | 1,190 miles | 156,214 ft | 529 miles | 6,841 ft | 56 | 3,927 | 37 | 12,153 | |||
| Trail Running | 586 | 1,160 miles | 150,591 ft | 517 miles | 6,841 ft | 3,926 | 38 | 6,019 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 115 | 427 miles | 48,944 ft | 176 miles | 6,201 ft | 27 | 737 | 7 | 301 | |||
| Observed Trials | 8 | 28 miles | 3,602 ft | 14 miles | 4,413 ft | 11 | 18 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 84 | 318 miles | 29,436 ft | 121 miles | 6,201 ft | 717 | 1 | 47 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 6 miles | 456 ft | 2 miles | 965 ft | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 6 miles | 456 ft | 2 miles | 965 ft | 21 | 133 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 54 | 44 miles | 26,109 ft | 32 miles | 2,631 ft | 37 | 2,111 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 6 miles | 456 ft | 2 miles | 965 ft | 2 | 777 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 29 | 73 miles | 4,016 ft | 18 miles | 6,089 ft | 1 | 23 | 1,199 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Mesa County
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What are the best places to ride in Mesa County?
Mesa County has 23 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Mesa County?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Mesa County are:
- Gunny Loop (East) (4.7/5)
- Palisade Plunge - Lower Canyon (4.5/5)
- Horsethief Bench (4.5/5)
- Joes Ridge (4.5/5)
- Pucker Up (4.5/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Mesa County?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Mesa County are:
- May (2,584 activities)
- April (2,376 activities)
- October (2,055 activities)
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What is the longest trail in Mesa County?
The longest trail in Mesa County is Palisade Plunge at 29.7 km. View all trails sorted by distance.
Activities
- Mesa County Mountain Biking Trails
- Mesa County E-Biking Trails
- Mesa County Horseback Trails
- Mesa County Hiking Trails
- Mesa County Trail Running Trails
- Mesa County Dirtbiking Trails
- Mesa County Observed Trials Trails
- Mesa County ATVing/Offroading Trails
- Mesa County Skiing Trails
- Mesa County Nordic Skiing Trails
Trails
Points of Interest
- Warming Hut Cabin
- Monument Canyon View Overlook Viewpoint
- Land's End Observatory Viewpoint
- Cave Other
- Shade Shelter Other
- Independence Overlook Viewpoint
- Fruita Canyon Overlool Viewpoint
- Historic Trails Overlook Viewpoint
- Rock Roll TTF
- Grand View Overlook Viewpoint
- Chalk Mountain (3,398 m)
- South Mamm Peak (3,358 m)
- Haystack Mountain (3,340 m)
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